Friend finds 1797 US Draped Bust Silver!

[CTX Tom]

One of my hunting buddies contacted me with a invite to hunt a very old spot he just received permission to hunt. Dug a couple of toasted large cents and a couple of buttons.Then it slowed down for a while. Then out of nowhere my friend jumps up and yells silver. I headed over to him and due to the age of the spot I didn't know what to expect. He had me remove the small silver coin from the plug ,and to my amazement it had a legible date of 1797! US draped bust silver , one of the best finds I have seen recovered. I was glad to see him get such a great coin . WTG MAN!!

 

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[cjon455]

Wow your friend made a find of a lifetime! Congrats to him

 

[RVRoamer74]

Nice to at least be there for the show and tell. That's one awesome save. Congrats to your buddy, atleast you got to hold it.

 

[HighVDI]

Wheeew.....I'd still be shaking after that recovery! Huge congrats to your pal!

 

[cannonball]

Very Cool Find!!! What are friends for

 

[Rooster11]

What a great day! Thanks for going bud! Great finds all around we absolutely killed! We will remember this day for a long long time!

 

[Steve in PA]

That's a great find. There are not many of them still in existence. I found a 16 star 1797 Draped Bust dime 9 years ago. But it was badly worn.

 

[Dennis1209]

WOW! Can't make it out, but how many stars? Could buy a brand new MD with that dime.

 

[CTX Tom]

16 star

 

[Argentium]

That's a Great find ! Low mintage coin for sure -this is a half dime right ? They only made like 44,000 of these ( Redbook )

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Outstanding!

 

[JeffInMass]

Historic!! Big time Congrats to you both!

 

[dognose]

An amazing find, wow. So rare. Congrats.

 

[Route66]

What a coin! I would have had a stroke if I dug that!

 

[Scrappy]

Incredible!

 

[washingtonian]

Wild!! Don’t see those around here much.

 

[A2coins]

Great find. Your turn next my friend gotta be more there.